反感

Chinese

wrong side out or up; anti-
 
to feel; to move; to touch; to affect
simp. and trad.
(反感)

Etymology

First seem in 1866 Chinese-English dictionary by Wilhelm Lobscheid, meaning "to reflex". The modern meaning may be wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese  (はん) (かん) (hankan), appears in 1920.

Pronunciation


Noun

反感

  1. bad reaction; antipathy; dislike

Verb

反感

  1. to be disgusted with; to dislike; to have a bad reaction to

Synonyms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: 3
かん
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

反感 (hiragana はんかん, rōmaji hankan)

  1. antipathy; revolt; animosity
     (じょ) (せい)たちから (はん) (かん) ()
    josei-tachi kara hankan o kau
    provoke the animosity of women
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